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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Tops Disc and Digital Redbox Charts

Crazy Rich Asians, the surprise blockbuster from Warner Bros. about an American professor who travels to meet her boyfriend’s family in Singapore and is surprised to find they are, well crazy rich, topped both Redbox charts the week ended Nov. 25.

The romantic dramedy, which earned nearly $174 million in North American theaters, took the No. 1 spot on both the Redbox kiosk chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals at the company’s more than 40,000 red disc vending machines, and the Redbox On Demand digital chart, which tracks digital transactions, both electronic sellthrough (EST) and transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) streaming.

The monster shark movie The Meg, also from Warner Bros., slipped to No. 2 on both charts after debuting at No. 1 the prior week.

Mile 22, a spy thriller from Universal Pictures about a CIA task force that has to escort an Indonesian police officer on the run from the government 22 miles to an extraction point, slipped to No. 3, again on both charts. The film debuted at No. 2 the prior week.

Alpha, a historical adventure film about a young hunter who befriends an injured wolf during the last Ice Age, finished the week at No. 5 on the Redbox kiosk chart and No. 4 on the Redbox On Demand digital chart, down a spot from its debut the prior week.

On the Redbox kiosk chart, the No. 4 spot went to Walt Disney’s The Incredibles 2, down from No. 3 the previous week.

Rounding out the top five on the Redbox On Demand digital chart was Lionsgate’s The Spy Who Dumped Me, an action comedy with Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon as two best friends on the run from assassins. The film spent two weeks at No. 1 before slipping to No. 4 last week.

Another new release, Lionsgate’s Kin, debuted at No. 6 on the disc-rental chart and No. 9 on the digital chart. Kin is a science-fiction film about a young boy who finds a strange weapon and his newly paroled brother. The film earned less than $10 million at the domestic box office.

 

Top DVD and Blu-ray Disc Rentals, Redbox Kiosks, Week Ending November 25

  1. Crazy Rich Asians (new)
  2. The Meg
  3. Mile 22
  4. The Incredibles 2
  5. Alpha
  6. Kin (new)
  7. Christopher Robin
  8. The Spy Who Dumped Me
  9. Skyscraper
  10. Ant-Man and the Wasp

 

Top Digital, Redbox On Demand, Week Ending November 25

  1. Crazy Rich Asians
  2. The Meg
  3. Mile 22
  4. Alpha
  5. The Spy Who Dumped Me
  6. Creed
  7. Skyscraper
  8. Life of the Party
  9. Kin
  10. Ocean’s 8

 

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‘Incredibles 2’ Holds Off ‘The Meg’ to Repeat as Top Disc Seller

Five new releases cracked the top 10 the week ended Nov. 17, but none could unseat Walt Disney Studios’ Incredibles 2 from the top spot on the home video sales charts.

The Pixar Animation Studios superhero sequel spent a second consecutive week at No. 1 on both the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart.

Warner’s The Meg led the newcomers with a No. 2 debut on both charts, selling 76% as many copies in its first week as Incredibles 2 did in its second (and 55% as many Blu-rays). The giant-shark thriller earned $143 million at the domestic box office.

STX Entertainment’s Mile 22, an actioner distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, debuted at No. 3 on both charts after a $36 million domestic box office haul.

Dropping to No. 4 on both charts was another Disney title, Christopher Robin.

Another newcomer, Sony Pictures’ historical adventure Alpha, debuted at No. 5 on the overall chart and at No. 10 on the Blu-ray chart.

The No. 5 Blu-ray was Disney’s Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, a Blu-ray-only release of the 2017 “Frozen” spinoff short (previously released digitally) paired with six vintage ice-themed Disney cartoons.

Another Disney movie, Marvel’s Ant-Man and The Wasp, was No. 6 on both charts.

The other new release to debut in the top 10 was Paramount’s DVD and Blu-ray release of CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery — Season One, which was No. 7 on both charts.

Blu-ray Disc accounted for 50% of The Meg unit sales, 49% for Mile 22, 36% for Alpha and 56% for Star Trek: Discovery.

On the Media Play News rental chart for the week ended Nov. 18, The Meg debuted at No. 1, with Mile 22 at No. 2.

Incredibles 2 slipped to No. 3, with Alpha at No. 4 and Lionsgate’s The Spy Who Dumped Me at No. 5.

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Digital Sales Snapshot for Week Ended 11-19-18

 

‘The Meg,’ ‘Mile 22’ Top Redbox Disc Rental and Digital Charts

The Meg, the hit Warner Bros. movie about a giant killer shark, rode its $143 million domestic gross to a No. 1 debut on both Redbox charts for the week ended Nov.19.

Centered around a team of scientists who face off against a 75-foot-long prehistoric megalodon shark on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, The Meg took the No. 1 spot on both the Redbox kiosk chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals at the company’s more than 40,000 red disc vending machines, and the Redbox On Demand digital chart, which tracks digital transactions, both electronic sellthrough (EST) and transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) streaming.

Mile 22, a spy thriller from Universal Pictures that stars Mark Wahlberg, John Malkovich, and Ronda Rousey, debuted at No. 2, also on both charts. The film, about a CIA task force that has to escort an Indonesian police officer on the run from the government 22 miles to an extraction point, earned $36.1 million in North American movie theaters.

A third new releases, Alpha, a historical adventure film about a young hunter who befriends an injured wolf during the last Ice Age, debuted at No. 4 on the Redbox kiosk chart and No. 3 on the Redbox On Demand digital chart.

The film earned just over $35 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters.

On the Redbox kiosk chart, the No. 3 spot went to Walt Disney’s The Incredibles 2, which had debuted the prior week at No. 1.

Rounding out the top five on the disc-rental chart was Lionsgate’s The Spy Who Dumped Me, an action comedy with Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon as two best friends on the run from assassins. ad debuted in the top spot the prior week on both charts. The film was No. 2 the previous week.

On the Redbox On Demand digital chart, The Spy Who Dumped Me slipped to No. 4 after two weeks at No. 1.

Rounding out the top five on the digital Redbox chart was Universal Pictures’  Skyscraper, down from No. 3 the previous week.

 

Top DVD and Blu-ray Disc Rentals, Redbox Kiosks, Week Ending November 18

  1. The Meg (new)
  2. Mile 22 (new)
  3. The Incredibles 2
  4. Alpha (new)
  5. The Spy Who Dumped Me
  6. Christopher Robin
  7. Ant-Man and the Wasp
  8. Skyscraper
  9. Hotel Transylvania 3
  10. BlacKkKlansman

 

Top Digital, Redbox On Demand, Week Ending November 18

  1. The Meg
  2. Mile 22
  3. Alpha
  4. The Spy Who Dumped Me
  5. Skyscraper
  6. BlacKkKlansman
  7. Hotel Transylvania 3
  8. Ocean’s 8
  9. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
  10. The Darkest Minds

 

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Asia Society SoCal Honoring Warner Bros. Boss Kevin Tsujihara

Asia Society Southern California announced it is honoring Kevin Tsujihara, chairman/CEO of Warner Bros., at the 2018 U.S.-China Entertainment Summit on Oct. 30 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Additional honorees include actress Michelle Yeoh (Crazy Rich Asians and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Elizabeth Daley, dean at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

A longtime home entertainment executive, Tsujihara was handpicked in 2013 by Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes to lead Warner Bros. in the digital age. As the first Japanese-American studio chief, Tsujihara has been an advocate for diversity in Hollywood to better reflect a rapidly changing global market and consumer.

Tsujihara helped spearhead recent Warner box office hit, Crazy Rich Asians, which marked a cultural watershed for Asian and Asian-American talent; and The Meg, the most financially successful U.S.-China co-production to date.

Asia Society is honoring Daley as an education pioneer. In 25 years as dean, Daley has built USC’s renowned film school through a commitment to diversity and global education. Among her many international initiatives include partnerships with Chinese universities.

Founded in 2010 as the U.S.-China Film Summit, the U.S.-China Entertainment Summit today attempts to facilitate co-productions, cross-border investment and the integration of Chinese and American talent in Hollywood. The 2018 Summit aims to look beyond film and TV to areas such as immersive entertainment and gaming, as well as digital technologies that are transforming media.

 

 

 

‘The Meg’ Swimming to Blu-ray Nov. 13, Digital Oct. 30

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release The Meg digitally Oct. 30, and on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Nov. 13.

Based on the novel MEG by Steve Alten, the film follows a deep-sea rescue team’s efforts to save the crew of an undersea observation platform from a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub, the film stars Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Jessica McNamee, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Robert Taylor, Sophia Cai, Masi Oka and Cliff Curtis.

The Meg has earned more than $142 million at the domestic box office.

Bonus materials include the featurettes “Chomp on This: The Making of the Meg” and “Creating the Beast.” The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray will feature Dolby Vision HDR and a Dolby Atmos soundtrack.